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Former England skipper Michael Vaughan feels Ravi Bopara should stop idolising Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar as Test cricketers should not "worship" opponents while their teams battle it out on the field.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan said ECB should consider shortening the County Championship this season along with scrapping of overseas recruits for the next two years to reduce costs in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has already suspended all cricket activities till July 1 due to the coronavirus outbreak, which has infected more than three million people globally.
Former Indian captains Sunil Gavaskar and Sourav Ganguly slammed Michael Vaughan for kicking up the 'Vaseline controversy' unnecessarily, terming the comments by the ex-England skipper as "ridiculous" and aimed at a psychological game against the visitors.
This is the fifth IPL title win for the Rohit Sharma-led side. The franchise had earlier won the tournament in 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019.
The England captain anticipates a sterner challenge from the experienced India team in the Test series next month.
Former captain Michael Vaughan backed England to bounce back from the bitter loss in Chennai, saying that Kevin Pietersen and his men have the "bulldog spirit" to square the Test series against India in Mohali. Vaughan admitted that the six-wicket loss in Chennai was a bitter pill to swallow, considering the way England dominated most part of the match.
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Vaughan is still struggling with a hamstring injury, though England are hoping he will be fit to play against New Zealand in Brisbane on Tuesday.
They were banned a year ago for fielding a weakened team, that team is still the same, said Vaughan.
The England captain faced just one ball before retiring hurt in England's second innings against Pakistan 'A'.
England's only stand-out batting performance in a low-scoring game against the PCB Patron's XI came from opener Marcus Trescothick.
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Vaughan is regarded by Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq as England's key player.
Everyone was in a daze on Sunday as one of the most enthralling, roller-coaster games in history reached its classic climax.
The former England batter had undergone extensive chemotherapy for the same in 2002. But in May, the 83-year-old learnt his cancer had returned.
He is not the most professional cricketer around, but former England captain Michael Vaughan says talismanic all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is second only to Sachin Tendulkar when it comes to lifting his team and the fans.
'His legacy as captain in IPL cricket would be one that didn't win.'
India completed a 3-0 series whitewash of South Africa with a comprehensive innings and 202 runs win in the final Test in Ranchi on Tuesday. The Proteas were no match to the hosts as they suffered two innings defeats in the three-match Test series.
Images from Day 3 of the fourth Test between Australia and India at the MCG on Saturday.
Indian bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth has been fined 50 percent of his match fee for breaching the International Cricket Council's code of conduct in the second Test against England at Trent Bridge.
'Ultimately, this shows what happens if you do a piecemeal investigation and leave questions unanswered. It will keep biting you on the backside and does not do anyone any good.'
Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan believes Australia captain Ricky Ponting will lose his job if he fails to secure an Ashes victory this winter.
England captain Michael Vaughan says his team will need to raise the bar to beat Rahul Dravid's men in the three-Test series.
Ashes-winning captain Michael Vaughan will be badly missed in the first Test in Pakistan, where England have won just two out of 21 Tests.
England stands no chance in next year's Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies if their players are not allowed to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) next season, believes former captain Michael Vaughan.
However, Vaughan did not find any merit in the suggestion.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan said the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption unit has failed to keep cricket clean and blamed the taskforce for not policing the sport properly.
'Can I ask why in Sri Lanka where they get huge thunder storms they cover all the ground and get play back on quickly?'
Following a 434-run victory against England at Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Sunday, former skipper Michael Vaughan took to social media and said that England's performance is a "wake-up call" that they cannot play in one particular way against quality teams.
Spinner Monty Panesar's exuberance should not be discouraged even though he was warned for excessive appealing, England captain Michael Vaughan said on Thursday.
'The nadir came in that hour and 20 minutes before lunch on the fifth day of the second Test, which must rank among the worst stuff I've seen from an England Test team in years.'
Virat Kohli survived a controversial catch call on the first ball he faced in the fifth and final Test at Sydney on Friday.
Michael Vaughan backed the decision by former team mate Marcus Trescothick to withdraw from the winter tours saying on Thursday the opener could have endangered his England career by returning too soon.
Shubman Gill brought smiles to Rashid Khan's face with a surprise visit, creating a delightful moment for the Afghan leg-spinner as he connected with his Gujarat Titans team-mate on Wednesday, December 6, 2023.
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